Configuring Windows KM
As a system administrator, configure CPU Information in BMC PATROL for Windows Servers to monitor CPU and memory usage.
To configure CPU Information
- In BMC Helix Operations Management, select Configuration > Monitor Policies > Create Policy.
- Click Add Monitoring Configuration.
- From the Monitoring Solution list, select Microsoft Windows Servers.
- From the Monitor profile list, select Basic Health.
- From the Monitor type, select Windows KM Configuration
- Add the configuration details as described in the following table:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
Windows KM Configuration | Defines global settings for the Windows Knowledge Module to enable monitoring of Windows server components. |
| Annotation Configuration | Adds descriptive notes or tags to monitored entities for easier identification and reporting. |
| CPU Information Configuration | Configures monitoring of CPU-related metrics such as, utilization, idle time, and processor performance. Expand to display the CPU Information Configuration details. |
| Enable Annotation for 'Total processor information utilization' | Select the checkbox to enable annotations for overall processor utilization details for monitoring and reporting. |
| CPU Information Threshold for Annotation (%) | Specify the CPU Information threshold in % for generating the annotation. The annotation will display the top 10 processes that consume the highest CPU resources in the system. |
| CPU Configuration | Defines settings for monitoring CPU metrics such as, utilization, load, and processor performance on Windows servers. Expand to display the CPU configuration details. |
| Enable Annotation for 'Total processor utilization' | Select the checkbox to activate annotations for the Total Processor Utilization metric in monitoring. |
| Memory Configuration | Defines the settings for monitoring memory metrics such as, usage, availability, and performance on Windows servers. |
| Enable Annotation for 'Memory usage' | Select this checkbox to enable annotations for memory usage. |
| Memory Threshold for Annotation (%) | Specify the CPU Information threshold in % for generating the annotation. The annotation will display the top 10 processes that consume the highest memory resources in the system. |